title: Kirschner wire migration from the right second rib to the right ventricle: a case report.
abstract: Migrations of orthopedic wires to cardiovascular system are uncommon and rarely reported. We report a case of right ventricle embolization with the Kirschner wire that was used for right 2nd rib osteosynthesis 2 years and 8 months previously in a 50-year-old man. The patient was asymptomatic and migration of the Kirschner wire was discovered by routine chest X-ray. An 8 cm-long Kirschner wire was successfully retrieved from the right ventricle. The treatment strategy for Kirschner wire removal from right ventricle is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Affiliated Nanhua Hospital, University of South China, Hengyang 421002, China.
authors.forename: Song
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Zheng
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Bao
authors.forename: Ling-fu
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Luo
mesh_terms: D001864:Bone Wires / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004617:Embolism / Q000209:etiology; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration; D006352:Heart Ventricles; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012253:Rib Fractures / Q000601:surgery; D012272:Ribs